Pope Francis

'Mother Teresa cared for everybody,' says Brazilian man cured by miracle

Marcilio Andrino was cured of a brain infection after praying to Mother Teresa
Associated Press

Holy See tells Colombia it won't pick truth commission judges

Vatican declines invitation, but praises the country's peace deal
Associated Press

Pope announces new Vatican department and will lead work on refugees

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development will merge Vatican departments responsible for justice and peace, migration, charity and health
Catholic News Service

How to watch live coverage of Mother Teresa's canonisation

The canonisation will take place on Sunday morning in St Peter's Square
Staff Reporter

Former Vatican official begins prison sentence for leaking confidential documents

Mgr Lucio Vallejo Balda was convicted of leaking documents to Italian journalists
Catholic News Service

Pope's top aide hopeful of improved diplomatic relations between Vatican and China

Cardinal Pietro Parolin said there said there are 'many hopes and expectations for new developments' in diplomacy
Cindy Wooden

Pope tells bishops: 'Don't suffer spiritual Alzheimer's, remember mercy'

In a video message, the Holy Father said mercy is not just a 'theory' but something we live by remembering our own sins
Cindy Wooden

What is the 'ordinary magisterium'? A brief history of a disputed idea

History suggests Cardinal Burke is right about the authority of Amoris Laetitia
Kurt Martens

Prosecutor undecided on death penalty after killing of nuns

The nuns' order has said it opposes the death penalty and said the sisters' murders do 'not demand revenge'
Associated Press

Newly ordained Boston bishops to look out for 'the lost sheep'

Bishops Robert Reed and Mark O’Connell were ordained at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston
Catholic News Service